Wealth and glory seek stability

People in the Xuanwu Dynasty had a natural awe and curiosity about divination.

The chief priest of the Wu clan is in charge of astronomical divination and is a god-like figure in their eyes.

They didn't expect that the servant who usually followed Jian Xi could actually tell fortunes. They just thought that Mo Chuan was Jian Xi's male lover.

"The city lord and his wife are both kind people, judging by their appearance. The palace of the city lord and his wife's children shows that they should have two sons and one daughter, but..."

"Just what?" Madam Qingzhu asked anxiously.

She wanted a child so badly that it was almost her nightmare.

"It's just that the forehead is dark, there is a villain stirring up trouble, and the children's palace is getting darker. If the evil root is not removed, I'm afraid there will be no children or grandchildren in the future."

The four words "no offspring and no grandchildren" were like four mountains pressing down on Madam Qingzhu, making it hard for her to breathe.

Maimu was calmer, "What do you mean by the villain causing trouble?"

Mo Chuan glanced at Madam Qingzhu, then at Mai Mu.

These two people looked kind and had done a lot of good things. He could probably guess why Lingbao insisted on speaking just now.

Master has taught that practitioners who help people who do great good can also accumulate blessings for themselves.

To uncover the secrets of heaven requires one to bear the corresponding consequences of cause and effect. By helping people who do great good, one can offset one's own karma.

It's just that a child in Lingbao showing too much talent is just like a child carrying gold through the busy streets, waiting to be snatched away.

Although he thought so, he still said it out loud: "This villain is not from the city lord's side, but from the lady. He should be a relative of the lady. This is the most I can see."

That’s all I have to say. Whether you believe it or not is fate.

Madam Qingzhu was immersed in sorrow and did not notice Mai Mu's uncertain expression beside her.

The host lost interest and the guests were drowsy.

The banquet ended quickly.

When Jian Xi and Mai Mu said goodbye, Mai Mu, in order to thank Mo Chuan, specially gave him many local ceremonial items from Kecheng as a thank you gift.

Mo Chuan naturally accepted them. Most of these ritual items were food, and it couldn't be considered as using the Taoist magic to make money.

Wu Zhuo was kept for a while, alone to treat the city lord's wife. He was still angry that Mo Chuan stole his limelight at the banquet.

Turning around and seeing the generous gift presented by Maimu, he swallowed his dissatisfied words.

After carefully examining Madam Qingzhu, he actually discovered something.

The leaves of a asparagus fern in the city lord's wife's room exude a unique scent, the scent of five-petal lotus. This scent mixed with Tianshan pearl powder can make women's body cold and extremely difficult to conceive.

Of course, Wu Zhuo did not tell Madam Qingzhu directly, but only told Mai Mu alone.

Mai Mu's face showed no expression after hearing this, but the gift he gave to Wu Zhuo became a little more generous.

Wu Zhuo realized the seriousness of the situation upon seeing this, and before leaving, he repeatedly assured that he knew nothing and would keep his mouth shut.

The witch doctor's assurances were always very important, so Maimu naturally had nothing to worry about.

To others, he is the city lord and Wu Zhuo does not hold any official position, but in terms of the connections and resources behind him, he may not be able to compare with a witch doctor of the Wu clan.

After respectfully seeing Wu Zhuo off, he left.

Mai Mu walked towards Madam Qingzhu's courtyard and called out the servants who were serving her.

A deep and oppressive voice came: "Who has been taking care of the asparagus fern in Madam's room?"

Mai Mu didn't sit down either. He just stood in the yard and paced back and forth. The sound of his black boots tapping the ground was like water dripping onto stone, which was both annoying and frustrating.

Madam Qingzhu's personal maid Jiu'er stepped forward and said, "It's the Lord of the City. It's me."

"How do you usually cook?"

"That asparagus fern is a treasure found by the eldest young master. He said that it needs to be watered with special medicinal powder mixed with water every seven days. I asked the doctor in the mansion to check the medicinal powder. It is extracted from the fluid of ordinary plant stems and is non-toxic." Jiuer told her everything.

The eldest young master is Qingzhuzui, the young master of Qingzhufang. Because Madam Qingzhu has never had a child, she is very fond of this nephew from her natal family.

As soon as the witch doctor took the pulse, the city lord gathered all the servants in the courtyard.

There must have been some trouble in the inner courtyard. Jiuer was quick-witted and guessed that there must be something fishy going on.

Mai Mu gave a look, and Mai Zong next to him stepped forward and stretched out his hand: "Hand over the powder."

Jiuer bowed, took out a porcelain bottle from her arms, and placed it respectfully in Mai Zong's hand.

The next day happened to be the day for watering the asparagus fern, so she brought it with her early in the morning.

Maimu then asked, "Where did those pearl ornaments that your wife likes the most come from?" He usually gave her gold ornaments, but he always saw his wife wearing pearls.

Now it is these pearls that are in trouble.

Jiuer lowered her eyes, "It was sent by the eldest young master. He said that he had searched for those pearls with great difficulty, and asked Madam to wear them every day. The eldest young master would send some pearl jewelry to Madam's courtyard every once in a while, and Madam likes it very much."

Mai Mu's face suddenly turned gloomy, and Qingzhu was drunk again.

The abacus beads in this family are too loud.

Do you want them to be left with no descendants after they die?

I simply don’t know what it means.

Qingzhufang has been too rampant recently. It seems like it's time to teach them a lesson.

"All of you go down, and don't tell Madam anything about what happened today, or you will die."

"Yes."

A few days later.

Mai Mu asked someone to look at the feng shui a few days ago and chose another place for Madam Qingzhu to live.

He also ordered the most famous craftsman in Kecheng to create a batch of new jewelry for Madam Qingzhu, and told her not to wear pearls in the future, as pearls belong to the element of water, which is incompatible with their desire to have a child.

When Madam Qingzhu heard this, she quickly locked all the jewelry on her dressing table into the storeroom, and even forbade the maids serving her to use pearls.

Qingzhufang suffered an unprecedented blow.

First, they lost a large order, and then their usual business partners didn’t know what was going on, so they would rather terminate the contract with them even at the risk of losing money.

Qingzhu was lying on the bed recuperating, with two female slaves kneeling under the bed.

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Qing Zhuzui felt only disgust in his heart, and his face darkened when he saw the unconscious lower body.

"Get out! Get out of here!"

Upon hearing this, the female slave did not dare to linger at all. She did not even have time to put on her clothes and walked out of the room quietly.

next moment.

There was a sound of something being thrown in the room.

Both of them looked relieved and didn't dare to speak until they walked away.

"Master, is he injured? Normally, the two of us wouldn't be enough."

"Sister Li Ji said that the young master also let her into the room a few days ago, but he didn't do anything in the end. She was a few steps late, so the young master started to smash things and the broken porcelain pieces scratched her face."

"Shh! Keep your voice down. It would be bad if others heard you."